Sense of humor in patients with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 259-261

  Falkenberg, Irina ^a   Klügel, Kilian ^a   Bartels, Mathias ^a   Wild, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMOR; LETTER; MALE; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PERSONALITY TEST; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 34548174611     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.06.006     Document Type: Letter

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